Bottle-drying rack.



PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906. E. H. JAQUITH. BOTTLE DRYING RACK.

APPLICATION FILED June. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BOTTLE-DRYING RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 28, 1906.

Application filed July 6, 1905. Serial No. 268,365.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE H. JAQUITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clinton, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Bottle-Drying Rack, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a frame which has been especially designed forholding small bottles or vials so that they will be drained andthoroughly dried after washing.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing abottle-drying rack constructed according to this invention designed tobe used in vertical position and particularly as a wall-fixture, andFig. 2 is a perspective view showing a bottle-drying rack which isintended to sit horizontally.

The especial object of this invention is to provide a frame having thewires spaced and secured together, as shown in United States LettersPatent No. 784,944, granted to me March 14, 1905, with means forsupporting small bottles or vials. To accomplish this object, part ofthe longitudinal members or wires of the frame are provided With bentoutends for receiving the bottles or vials.

' Referring to the accompanying drawings and in detail, a frameconstructed according to this invention comprises longitudinal membersand transverse members 11. Partof the longitudinal members 10 areprovided with turnedout ends forming arms 12, and

. when the frame is to be used in vertical position the outsidelongitudinal members 10 may be bent back and provided withscrewreceiving eyes 13 for fastening the frame to a wall. Inmanufacturing this particular form of frame the longitudinal wires andthe trans.- verse wires are laid together and are connected by theelectrical welding process, so that the frame forms one substantiallyintegral construction. I

Where it is desired to employ a bottlesupporting rack which ishorizontal, I may use substantially the same construction as shown in myprior patent before referred to, except that the longitudinal members100 may be cut at one or more places and the ends turned up to formbottle-receiving arms 120.

The ends of the longitudinalmembers may be turned down to formsupporting-legs 130, as in my prior patent, and the longitudinal membersmay be connected to transverse.

rnembers 110 by the electrical-welding process.

In practice I have found that these constructions provide very efficientand convenient frames for supporting small bottles or vials while theyare drying and also permit a number of such bottles to be readilycarried from place to place, as is frequently required in drug-stores,in large bottling establishments, and other places.

I am aware that changes may be made in the construction of mybottle-draining racks by those who are skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims. Ido not wish, therefore, to be limited to the constructions I have hereinshown and described; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 0f the UnitedStates, is-

1. As an article of manufacture, a rectangular drying-frame for bottlesor vials com prising longitudinal members extending parallel with thesides of the frame, transverse members at right angles thereto, some ofsaid members being provided with turned-out ends formingsupporting-arms, said arms being parallel with each other and eachconstituting the end of one of said members.

2. As an article of manufacture, a dryingframe for bottles or vialscomprising a series of parallel wires, each wire being provided with anupturned end for supporting bottles or vials at an angle to the body ofthe frame, certain of said ends being located at points intermediate ofthe ends of the frame, said ends being located in parallel position withrespect to each other and extending in the same direction from theframe, said frame having means for supporting it formed integrally withsaid wires.

3. As an article of manufacture, a rectangular frame comprisinglongitudinal mem bers extending parallel with the sides of the frame,transverse members at right angles to the longitudinal members andparallel with the ends of the frame, some of said members being providedwith turned-back ends forming legs, and others of said longitudinalmembers being provided with turned-out ends forming supporting-arms. I

4. As an article of manufacture, a rectangular wire frame comprisinglongitudinal and transverse wires parallel with the sides and ends ofthe frame respectively, said frame having some of its wires provided attheir my hand in the presence of two subscribing ends with turned-backsections forming legs, witnesses.

while some of the other wires are provided with turned-out sectionsformin supporting- EUGENE JAQUITH arms, said wires being electrical yWelded to- Witnesses:

gether. i HALDEN L. COOLIDGE,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set THOMAS H. JOHNSTON.

